NHS and Care Home DEATHS in 2011
132 Thirst
117 Bedsores
51 Starved
Contributory factors
650 Bedsores
558 Severe dehydration
287 Malnourished
117 Bedsores
51 Starved
Contributory factors
650 Bedsores
558 Severe dehydration
287 Malnourished
When patient care was the primary objective of nursing, 'turning' patients to avoid bedsores was commonplace. According to the latest statistics, last year 117 patients died of their bedsores with 650 being contributory factors to the cause of death.
Humorously but in a point well made, this clip shows how observation is the first rule of diagnosis yet in British Hospitals and Care Homes last year, 51 people starved to death and another 132 people died of thirst. In July, an inquest heard that a young man who died of dehydration at a
leading hospital rang 999 for police because he was so thirsty.
Years ago just one death from a cause listed above would have been considered outrageous; now there is hardly a murmur. Read here how no-one acted when they should have in response to pleas of a retired maxillofacial surgeon. What hope is there for the rest of us?
No comments:
Post a Comment